France to Cut Use of Bread in Allied Countries
The Allied food situation worsens with England France and Italy facing shortages. Britain imposes compulsory bread rationing seven ounces daily for most, while meats butter and margarine will be controlled next. By April all principal foods will be rationed as queues form in severe weather.
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Union News Service
Washington, D. C
Europe
England
France
Italy
Germany
Austria
Food Administration
Lord Rhondda
Wilson letter lauds Y M C A war work council at mass meeting
President Wilson praises the Y M C A war work council in New York during a mass meeting launching a $1,750,000 campaign to expand the council. Robert Lavis of the American Red Cross lauds the fighting men in France, noting 310 sickness cases since October mainly mumps and measles.
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New York
Y. M. C. A. War Work Council
Wilson
James Cushman
Robert Lavis
American Red Cross
France
Enid Man Arrested for Insulting Remarks About President
Glenn Moody of Douglas was arrested on a county attorney warrant for uttering insulting remarks about the president. He was overheard wishing President Wilson would be the first man killed in the coming drive.
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Enid
Okla
Glenn Moody
Douglas
Moody
Wilson
Italy Enacts Draft Expansion For 18 To 44 Men
Washington reports Italy has adopted a drastic policy to bolster its forces. All men aged 18 to 44 previously exempt due to defects must present themselves for further examination.
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Washington, D. C
Italy
Washington War Week in Review Summary Card
Crowder estimates fifty thousand slackers lurk in the United States as ten per district evade service. Hurley seeks eighty-two million for new shipbuilding plants beyond prior requests. Admiral Fletcher relieved after Antilles sinking. convoy system in question. Overcoat shortages mostly ended for camps except Beauregard. Senate bill proposes a department of munitions under a secretary of munitions. Peyton C. March nominated for major general in regular army. Babbitt nominated brigadier general. Crowder cites new draft class one exclusions. Hoover pledges fair sugar supply and urges food regulation laws. War bureau reorganization set to place ordnance under civilian control. Senate probes army contracts with committee-linked firms. McAdoo dissolves railroad war board and installs Holden to direct nationwide structure.
U S Teutonic War News Push to France and Allied Air Pressure
The National Guard is to be hurried to France with the Prairie division headed by Illinois regiments among the first three sent overseas. Washington aims to speed troop dispatch per Col House's report on the American war mission. An Amsterdam Times correspondent notes German nerves over potential air invasion and claims a shift in air ruthlessness by the ruling power.
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National Guard
France
Houston
Washington
Germany
Amsterdam
London Times
Manitowoc Assemblyman Carl Hansen Death In Office
Domestic Assemblyman Carl Hansen a leader and humorist in the last session of the legislature died by self inflicted gunshot in his Manitowoc Wisconsin insurance office. Announcement released in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania that four Pennsylvania Railroad fast trains were ordered discontinued to conserve mobility.
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Carl Hansen
Manitowoc
Wis
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Shipyards to have lighting nonstop to speed war work
A Washington dispatch says shipyards will be lit at all times to allow continuous construction. Night shifts will hand off to day shifts as workers finish. In Norfolk Virginia a series of fires caused 5 million dollars in damage with German agents blamed and two men Hugo Schmidt and H I Lessing arrested for arson. Martial law grips Norfolk after the fires destroyed two blocks in the business district.
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America
Washington
Norfolk
Hugo Schmidt
H. I. Lessing
International tensions clouding recognition of Lenin government
London Daily Chronicle reports Western powers may grant de facto recognition to the Lenin government in Russia as entente policy shifts. Trotzky rejects German peace terms, urging defense of the Russian revolution if central powers refuse Polish and Lettish self‑determination. Reports mention Count Tuxburg and a Buenos Aires medical notice about his eccentricity.
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London Daily Chronicle
Lenine
Russia
Entente Nilied
Leon Trotzky
Petrograd
Tuxburg
Spurios Versenkt
Buenos Aires
British raid in Italy and war losses reported
The British war office says a battalion raided across the Piave in Italy at night capturing prisoners with minor losses. Figures show 74,349 prisoners taken on the western front in 1917, including 1,572 officers, plus 542 guns 647 trench mortars and 2,422 machine guns. Six German aircraft were shot down by the French, and eighteen British merchant ships over 1,600 tons were sunk by mines or submarines in the past week.
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British War Office
London
Italy
Piave
Western Front
Admiralty
Recruiting Hopes High In South Dakota And North Dakota
Lieutenant William Ansheim, head of the Aberdeen army recruiting station, reports 1917 enlistments from South and North Dakota totaling 4 027 for regular army, reserve corps and officers camp. Monthly gains rose from 41 in January to 1 554 by December 15, a record Ansheim calls a source of pride for Dakotans.
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Union News Service
Aberdeen
William Anshelm
Dakotas
Twin States
South Dakota
North Dakota
Ansheim
Agent Wige Resigns as County Agricultural Leader
Kingsbury county faces loss as Wige resigns after years of aiding farmers to improve fields and crop yields. He will take a comparable position March 1 in North Dakota, leaving a gap in agricultural and stock support that locals fear will be hard to fill.
Guarding Elevators in Canton to Patrol Town at Night
Canton guards organize thorough night patrols to deter arson at elevators and key institutions. Electric lights flank the elevators area to reveal loiterers. One guard reportedly found oily waste under an elevator driveway during rounds. Two guards work together, with two more taking over at scheduled intervals.
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Canton
Farm Loan Association Formed at Webster
The Day County Federal arm Loan association was organized at Webster with strong membership. It has received applications for 58000 in loans from Day county farmers. State Senator Donald McLean is president. A F Chilson is treasurer and secretary. Directors are Bert Hughes J W Grebner and William Brechr.
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Webster
Day County Federal Arm Loan Association
Day County Farmers State
Donald McLean
A. F. Chilson
First National Bank
Bert Hughes
J W. Grebner
William Brechr
Rustlers Cracked Down In Hot Springs Court
A state circuit court term cleared several criminal cases including attic rustlers accused of large scale cattle theft. Officials believe the gangs have been broken up and cattle raisers will face no further trouble.
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Hot Springs
Church Hangs Service Flag for 22 War Volunteers
A Sturgis Presbyterian church unfurls a service flag commemorating 22 members who have gone to the front to serve. The flag displays 22 blue stars on white with a red border and hangs beside the church’s Old Glory flag.
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Sturgis
Sturgis Presbyterian Church
Rotary Club Formed at Mitchell Stirs Local Spirit
A local Rotary club chapter has been organized in Mitchell. Out of town officials Rev. H. R. Best and Jay Allen from Sioux Falls attended. Elected officers include Frank J. Herrick as president Robert Burns as vice president Howard R. Kibbee as treasurer and Jos. Lovenger as sergeant at arms.
Will Not Resign. Johnson to Return to Civil Life After Army Duty
Sioux Falls Congressman Royal C. Johnson of the Second Dakota district has enlisted as a private and begins training at Camp Meade. He will not resign to allow a loyal war supporter to take his seat and plans to run again, though he expects to be in France during the campaign and says he may not issue a public statement.
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Sioux Falls
Johnson
France
May Promote Col. Wales in South Dakota
Rumors reach the state that Col. Boyd Wales of the South Dakota national guard may be named brigadier general in the regular or national army. Friends in Howard report advices indicating Wales is the likely honoree after a lifetime in military service.
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Col
Wales
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
National Guard
Howard
Boyd Wales
Fourth Regiment
South Dakota National Guard
Uncle Sam
Col. Wales
Wine Confiscated in Menno After Prohibition Enactment
Sheriff Barth and Deputy Keegan seized two barrels of wine during an official Menno visit. The shipment, shipped in June to North Dakota, was returned after missing delivery and was seized when it arrived here days after statewide prohibition took effect on July 1.
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Menno
Barth
Keegan
North Dakota
South Dakota Immigration Association Formed for $50,000
Mitchell reports the South Dakota Immigration association formed with capitalization of 50 000 to showcase the state's attractions beyond blizzards and bad lands. The group grew from a recent convention of real estate men aiming to draw people to South Dakota.
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South Dakota
Mitchell
South Dakota Immigration Association
Doland Boy in France
Relatives in Doland report Cecil Boden has landed in France as the town's first resident in U S military service to reach French soil. More Doland men are due at the front later and are expected to perform well in the fight against the Germans.
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Doland
France
Cecil Boden
United States
Milwaukee Railway completes Egan depot remodeling
The Egan depot work is finished making it one of the finest in the region. Increased passenger traffic in Egan demanded greater facilities and the Mil waukee Railway Company delivered a expanded, modern depot.
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Egan
Milwaukee Railway Company
Andover Women Sign Food Conservation Pledges
Women in Andover joined a food conservation drive by pledging. All households except one signed as the local chairman of the Day county branch of the Woman's National Food Conservation commission led the effort.
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Andover
Day County
the Woman's National Food Conservation Commission
Exemption Board Head Resigns in South Dakota
Sioux Falls reports Judge W. G. Rice of Deadwood has tendered his resignation as chairman of the South Dakota exemption board, which oversees the state selective draft, and has retired from the position.
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Sioux Falls
W. G. Rice
Deadwood
South Dakota
Bitten by Hog Prompted Hospital Visit
Kimball W. W. Hawn a prominent farmer nine miles southwest of here was badly bitten by a hog and taken to Mitchell hospital for treatment amid danger of blood poisoning
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Kimball
W. W. Hawn
Here
Mitchell
Bay County Poultry Show At Coteau Opera House
The Day County Poultry association stages its annual show at the Coteau opera house in Webster from January 22 to 25. Indications point to many grand breeds on display and judging events during the four day event.
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Bay County Poultry Show
Webster
Day County Poultry Association
Coteau Opera House
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Chicago
U. S
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